16 Related Articles, between 2019-08-15 and 2019-08-21

Beto O’Rourke says running for Senate isn’t ‘good enough.’ That’s a terrible message -- and strategy -- for Democrats.. O'Rourke says running for Senate "would not be good enough" for El Paso. This is exactly the kind of attitude that has Democrats in the spot they are. >>

Democratic Field Shrinks to 21: This Week in the 2020 Race. Jay Inslee and Seth Moulton are out, John Hickenlooper is in (a Senate race), and candidates released plans for labor and the environment. >>

Democrats Are Getting Very Serious About the Native American Vote. At a forum for presidential candidates, “everyone counts” sounded like both a moral and an electoral imperative. >>

Democrats, citing GOP-imposed voting restrictions, aim to flip secretary of state offices in five states. Buoyed by victories in three states last year, Democrats are looking to expand their representation in the offices that oversee elections in most states. >>

Factbox: Two Republicans, 23 Democrats vie for presidential nomination. The largest Democratic field in the modern U.S. political era is competing for the party's 2020 presidential nomination, although another Democrat dropped out of the race on Thursday. >>

Helen Raleigh: Would a Democratic president motivate anyone to come to our country legally?. As a naturalized United States citizen and advocate for immigration reform, I should be thrilled that immigration is a hot-button issue in the 2020 election. >>

How ‘Medicare for All’ Went Mainstream. In the last presidential election, the idea of abolishing private health insurance was confined to the far left of American politics. Now it’s the central argument of the Democratic primary race. >>

Reviving the American Working Class. Factory jobs are not coming back. Democrats are starting to offer plans for improving pay and benefits for the jobs taking their place. >>

Senate Republicans tell Supreme Court not to be ‘cowed’ by Democratic senators. Letter says justices should not feel pressured to either drop or hear upcoming gun case. >>

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Al Franken. We asked the Democratic presidential candidate how her decision to call for the resignation of a Senate colleague may have affected her campaign and her party. >>

Why I will register my discontent with Islamist Jew-hatred, American style, in 2020. I was a lifelong Democrat, until recently. But a proud Midwesterner like me can no longer tolerate the bigotry promoted by our representatives. >>

Why the 2020 Criminal Justice Debate Is Completely Different. Democratic candidates are pushing ideas that were considered radical just a few years ago. But the American public has changed its views, too. >>